Corruption under the Leader’s Beard; The Ministry of Education has become a center for bribery and middlemen. New reports from the Ministry of Education show that widespread and organized corruption has eroded the ministry from within. Sources say that in administrative and teaching deputy ministries, a network of secretaries and people close to the deputy
Women’s Protest Campaign: My Photo is My Identity; Removing Me is Removing Humanity. A number of protesting women and girls in Afghanistan say the Taliban have removed women’s photos from electronic ID cards; A move they believe is part of a policy of systematically removing women from social and legal spheres. The protesters have warned
McCall: The return of the Taliban brought terrorism back to Afghanistan. US Congressman Michael McCall, former chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, has once again criticized the Joe Biden administration’s hasty and turbulent withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a report republished on Saturday, he said the decision put thousands of Afghan allies at risk of
Deputy Intelligence Minister: People’s flight from Afghanistan is the result of harmful traditions. Taj Mir Javad, the Taliban’s deputy intelligence chief, claimed at a meeting in Khost province that the flight of people from Afghanistan was the result of “unpleasant customs and harmful traditions.” He urged people not to be “deceived by propaganda” and to
The Freedom Front claimed responsibility for two attacks on the Taliban in Kabul and Kunduz. The Afghan Freedom Front announced that it had targeted the Taliban’s 40th intelligence office in the Shash Darak area of Kabul on Friday evening. The group claimed that one Taliban fighter was killed and four others were wounded in the
Taliban ask Japan to recognize their government. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid expressed hope in an interview with Kyodo News that Japan would also recognize the group’s government. Criticizing America’s “war” policies, he called on Washington to release frozen Afghan assets to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. Mujahid said in the
Taliban: Female hairdressers will be arrested if they continue to operate. The Guardian newspaper reported that the Taliban have issued a new order warning female hairdressers to stop operating clandestine beauty salons within a month, otherwise they will face arrest. This measure comes after the Taliban officially closed all beauty salons in August 2023; A
New Taliban Restrictions; Criticism of Leader and Love Poetry Becomes a Red Line. The Taliban Ministry of Justice has announced that Haibatullah Akhundzada, the group’s leader, has signed the “Law on the Regulation of Poetry” in two chapters and 13 articles. According to this law, poets are prohibited from composing love poems, praising their beloved,
Local sources: Explosion near Taliban Intelligence Headquarters in Kabul. Local sources in Kabul report that a powerful explosion occurred this evening (Friday, August 29). According to witnesses, the sound of the explosion was also heard in different parts of the city center. According to initial information, the incident site is located near Abdul Haq intersection,
Dozens of people arrested while crossing illegally into Iran in Nimroz province. The Taliban governor’s office in Nimroz province said dozens of people had been arrested while trying to smuggle into Iran. According to the Taliban, the men were arrested in Chakhansur, Chaharbarak and Khashrood districts and transferred to their home provinces after initial investigations.
